• Do you get general anesthesia for a lung biopsy?

I will have a lung biopsy. Do you get general anesthesia for a lung biopsy?

1 Answer

  • Pathologist
  • Roseburg, OR

A needle or transbronchial lung biopsy is performed under light sedation and local anesthesia. Any procedure has their risk; however, the risk of lung biopsy is relatively low. You will be awake during the procedure. For open lung biopsy you will get general anesthesia. Thank you.

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